Stationary cuspidor



" Nov. 20 1923.

' 1,474,520 1.. H. FISH SANITARY CUSPIDOR Filed Dec. 51. 1921 Lean H..F.'sh

afto'lmag Patented Nov. 20, 1923.

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LEON H. FISH, OF ALBANY, OREGON.

' STATIONARY CUSPIDOR."

Application filed December 31, 1921. Serial No. 526,185.

in s. c This invention relates to sanitary cus pidors, and more particularly to a stationary cuspidor.

An object of the invention is to provide a cuspidor of this character which is selfdraining and is adapted to be substantially embedded in the floor. of a vehicle or building, the structure being capable of supporting the weight of a person stepping on the same.

It is another object of the invention to provide a cuspidor of this character which can be inserted in the floor of a vehicle and provided with a cover to cover the bowl of the cuspidor, said cover substantially forming a part of the floor of the vehicle.

It is a further object of the invention to provide a cusp-idor of this character wherein the cover is hinged to the bowl of the cuspidor and normally urged to its open position through the medium of springs, means being provided for fastening the cover in its closed position.

It is still a further object of the inven tion'to provide a cuspidor of this character adapted to extend through an opening provided in the floor ofa vehicle or building, the edges of the cusp-idor being formed for engagement with means carried by the cover to not only support the cover when the same is under strain in its closed position, but to also prevent the admission of air into the vehicle or building from the cuspidor to alargeextent.

With these and other objects view, the invention consists in the improved c0nstruction and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more particularly described, fully claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a sectional view of a stationary sanitary cuspidor constructed in accordance with an embodiment of the invention.

Figure 2 is a top plan view with the cover in its open position:

Figure 3 is a top plan view with the cover partially closed; I

. Figure 4 isasectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Figure 2; and

Figure 5 is a fragmentary and sectional":

view of the cuspidor and floor, showing the. construction of the bumper.

Referring. to the drawings 4 designates a floor which may be either the floor in .the room of 'a building or the floor of a1 ve hicle, such as an automobile, railway or aerc car, an opening 5 being provided in the floor, said opening being substantially U-shaped. A plate 6is provided,.said plate being formed to provide a bowl 7, the intermediate portion of the bottom of the bowl having an annular flange adapted toprovide an outlet 8 for the bowl 7, thesides.

of the bowl being substantially curved to direct the contents of the cuspidor toward the outlet 8. The exterior face of the outlet 8 is threaded. The edge of the plate is extended outwardly substantially in angular relation to the bowl 7 to pro-vide a supporting flange 9, said flange being sub-- stantially U-shaped. The end portions 9 of the flange are enlarged so as to extend from the outer edge of the flange to the edge of the bowl and at the same time cover the portion of the opening in the floor disposed between the edge of the bowl and theflange. A head or roll 10' is formed at the. junction ofthe flange 9 with the bowl, said beador roll being disposed at the edge of the opening 6 so that the same projects-above the upper face of theflange 9, the bead terminating at the edge 11 of the plate. The bead is: suitable ior'anumber of purposes,

for instance, when the cuspidor open or in use, should an article he droppedupon the floor and roll toward the cuspidor, the head or roll 10 will prevent the same from rolling into the bowl of the cuspidor. 'It is the main purpose, however, of the bead to provide a substantial support of the cover to be hereinafter described. Y .The edge 11 of the plate from which the bowl and flange are formed is provided with a plurality of hinged knuckles 12, the

end knuckles of said edge being slotted for the reception of the end of a spring 13, the spring being disposed. within the end knuckle, one end of the spring extended through a slot 13 in the knuckle to prevent turning of the the spring. Projecting from the forward edge of the plate 6 is an extension 14: having a slot 15 below which a casing 16 is disposed. ,Slidable-withinedge is, substantially dished to provide ,a

relatively shallow dome,

the casing 16 is a bolt .17 a spring 18 being disposed between the end of the bolt and the the dome forward end of the casing 16. it finger piece 19' is connected to the bolt, extends through the slot and above the extension, A protectoror dome 20 is secured to the extension, said dome having its upper portion cut away as at 21 to permit the insertion of the finger of'the user, the finger piece 1'9 being-normally disposed beneath being damaged.

A- cover. 22* is provided, said cover consisting of a platehavingits edge 23 rolledor beaded,"while the plate inwardly of said the bead 23 extend ing above the upper surface of the dome.

By the formation ofthe bead, a channel is rovided for the reception of the bead or roll 10 of the bowl. The beaded portions of the cover and bowl cooperate to substantially providehangers tor the cover so that in the event a person steps upon the cover,

there is no danger of the same being forced inwardly of the: bowl. At the same time, this cooperation to a large extent, prevents the admission of air from the bowlinto the vehicle or room. The cover, similar to the bowl, ismade from'a plate, the edges 24: of

the plate or cover being provided with a plu- I 'rali'typi' knuckles 25 adapted to extend beare provided with recesses 27 adapted to re ceive said ends of the springs so as to prewith an extension vent, interference with the closing of the cover. I The edge of thecover remote irorn the hinged connection thereof, isprovided 28 having an opening 29 tor the reception of the bolt'17. The extension'thereby provides a keeper adapted to xtend through a slot 28 provided in the plate 6 adj acent the extenslon 13' so that the extend into the casing 16 for en gagement with the bolt to prevent movement of the cover by the springs of the hinge.

In view oi the tension of the springs and the rapidity with which the cover is opened, a bumper is provided to prevent contact of the cover wit-lithe .floor when the same is swung to its open position. This bumper consists of a, container '30 having ears 31 projecting from one end thereof, said ears being adapted to extend between the knuckk-eeper may 7 leg 24" and 12 of the hinged connection, the

ears being provided with openings for the reception oi ajportion-of the bolt 26. The upper portion of the container 1S tapered to prevent-the finger piece'from' longitudinall and is adapted toreceive a a block of rubber 32, the rubber being adapted to cush on the cover when the same comes in contact therewith.

W hen the cover is swung to its closed position, the keeper 28 engagesthe beveled face of the bolt 17 and locks the cover substantially flushwith the surface of the floor, the only projecting portions above the opening in the floor being the beaded or rolled pol tions of the plate 6 and the cover; When it is desired to use the cuspido-r the user operfin er oiece so as to release the kee er and b n v 0 l c a permit the cover to swing to its open' posi tion. In connection wlth the 'cus Idor 7 ates the bolt 19 through the medium of the 7 extension or draining pipe 33 is provided, 7

said pipe being connected to the outlet8 of the bowl through the medium of a coupling 34 so that the conduit may be swung to any position to permit drainage of the cuspidor.- This connection of the drain pipe permits the same to be turned away iromthe direction of draft under a car caused by the forward movement of the car so that a draft of air passing beneath the car will cause a suction in the pipe 33, thereby producing a selfdrainage or cleaning action for the cusp'idor' when the vehicle is in motion.

' From the foregoing it will 'be readily seen that this invention provides a novel form of stationary sanitary cuspidor having a lid which is capable of being automatically swung to its open position upon release of the latch and wherein the bowl of the cuspidor, in view of its simple arrangement, may be easily cleaned or flushed and all these features are possessed by a device that may be constructed from asmall amount of material. I

What is claimed is e r p 1 1. A cuspidor comprising a bowl-shaped member having its bottom provided'with an outlet and having it upper edge me'rging intoan' attaching plate standing ridge, one plate being. semi-circular and the other end being straight across, from and parallel with the edge of the at-" taching plate and havingits ends'terminat ing at the straight edge of the attaching plate, and

formed with an up- 7 11o end of the attaching the ridge being spaced a cover of concavo-convex shape in cross section and having a general shape of the attaching plate portion and provided with a depending slotted lug constituting a keeper, a guard housing on the attaching piate substantially U-shaped in plan and having its top portion partially cut away, a guide housing mounted beneath said attaching plateat a point opposite said first named housing and recessed into the surface upon which the cuspidor is secured, a spring pressed bolt slidable within said guide housing and adapted to engage within the slotted lug of the cover, said attaching plate portion being formed with a slot c'onnnumcating with both housings, and an upstanding finger piece carried by the bolt, extending through said last named slot and projecting into the first named hous'ng and engageable whereby to retract the bolt to permit opening of the cover, the cut away to of the first named housing permitting'rea y access to said finger piece.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature.

LEON H. FISH. 

